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SOLEDAD #5: Lana, Alexandra and More

08 Tuesday Jun 2021

Posted by marina72 in Film, Lana Del Rey, Music, Updates, Writing

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Aaron W. Graham, Alan Sharp, Alexandra Hay, Dylan Staley, Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking Rockwell, Ray Davies, Sandra McCollum, Soledad, The Long Distance Piano Player

The ethereal blonde on the cover of SOLEDAD #5 is Alexandra Hay, best known for her supporting roles in late 1960s movies like Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and Otto Preminger’s Skidoo, and as the leading lady of Jacque Demy’s Model Shop. The final starlet under contract as the old studio system broke down, she also played Jean Harlow in The Beard, a controversial play which led to her being arrested 14 times for ‘lewd conduct’ (with Billy the Kid), before winning an historic acquittal under First Amendment rules. Dylan Staley, who is working on a biography of this neglected actress, shares an extended profile in this issue.

Other highlights include Aaron W. Graham’s article about The Long Distance Piano Player, a 1970 TV drama written and directed by Alan Sharp, the Scottish novelist who became a Hollywood screenwriter. Part of the BBC’s ground-breaking Play for Today series, the teleplay also starred one of English music’s finest, Ray Davies of Kinks fame. Elsewhere, Sandra McCollum presents five evocative prose pieces about growing up in the segregated American South.

Regular contributor Marcelline Block shares two book excerpts (Filmed Letters From Algeria, and The Films of Michel Gondry) and a selection of poetry, while Robert Monell concludes his science fiction series with Government By Magick. There’s also a photo-essay by Amy Pangburn, new poems from Emily Clare Bryant and lyrics by musician David Neuland, and Soledad editor Jeremy Richey’s interview with Christian Valor, author of a new biography of French exploitation filmmaker Claude Mulot.

And finally, my long-overdue, 17-page, illustrated review of Lana Del Rey’s 2019 opus, Norman Fucking Rockwell! Yes, I know she’s made two more albums since then – with another on the way – but I hope you’ll agree that whatever I may lack in punctuality, I compensate for amply in breadth.

Issue 5 of SOLEDAD Arts Journal is available now via Amazon, for just £3.80 in the UK or $4.58 across the pond.

At 95, Marilyn is Still in Bloom

01 Tuesday Jun 2021

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, Art and Photography, Books, Brighton, Film, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction, Updates

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#Marilyn95, Brighton, Carl Perutz, Graffiti, Happy Birthday Marilyn, Hotel Del Coronado, Larry Schiller, Lawrence Schiller, Marilyn and Me, Marilyn Monroe, Public Art, Queensbury Mews, Some Like It Hot, Something's Got To Give, Street Art, Taschen, The Postman

Today, June 1st, marks what would be Marilyn’s 95th birthday. As the sun shines over Brighton for what seems like the first time since lockdown, this latest artwork from The Postman (based on a 1958 photo by Carl Perutz) has appeared in Queensbury Mews. Continue reading →

Rolling Into Spring With Lana

24 Wednesday Mar 2021

Posted by marina72 in Lana Del Rey, Music, Updates

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Chemtrails Over the Country Club, Christine Keeler, Jeremy Richey, Lana Del Rey, Sonia Tina, Sylvia Kristel, White Dress

As we roll into springtime, I’m enjoying Lana Del Rey’s dreamy new album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Here in England we’re still in lockdown, but the vaccine has arrived so let’s hope a brighter future is just around the corner. Although I haven’t been posting here much, I’m busy writing offline. Continue reading →

Merry Christmas to All My Readers!

24 Thursday Dec 2020

Posted by marina72 in Music, Updates, Websites, Writing

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Blue Christmas, Sharon Van Etten, The Marilyn Report, Walter Crane

Wishing you all happiness this Christmas, whether you’re at home with family or separated from loved ones in this winter like no other. This seasonal card, featuring the work of Walter Crane, was produced by the Radical Tea Towel Company.

Over the last few days I’ve shared my favourite books, music and films of 2020, . And at my sister blog, The Marilyn Report, I’ve compiled some of this year’s top Monroe stories (yes, she’s still making headlines …)

And finally, here’s a mellow version of ‘Blue Christmas’ from Sharon Van Etten – and a toast, from me to all of you. Cheers!

All About ‘The Marilyn Report’

12 Saturday Sep 2020

Posted by marina72 in Marilyn Monroe, Updates

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Blogging, Blogs, Earl Theisen, ES Updates, Marilyn Monroe, The Marilyn Report

Earlier this summer, my sister blog ES Updates celebrated its 10th birthday. Now I’m looking to the future with a new, fully-independent blog, The Marilyn Report. ES Updates will remain online, but if you’d like to continue hearing all the latest news about MM, please subscribe here. (This lovely photo of Marilyn was taken by Earl Theisen in 1947, shortly after she signed her first contract with Twentieth Century Fox.)

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